St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-07-02
THE LATEST NEWS.
Events of Importance at Home and
Abroad.

Senator Brown ard REPRESENTATIVES
Blount Crisp and Stewart, Of Georgia, have
called on the President and urged the ap-
pointment of Representative Hammond,
of that State, to the vacant justiceship OF the
Supreme Court of the United States.
Mr.. William E. Gladstone has written a
letter to a gentleman in Washington in
response to an invitation to visit this coun-
try. Mr.. Gladstone says: MY age, as well
as my engagements, preclude my visiting
America; but | never lose an opportunity of
saying what seems to me likely to strengthen
the union of our country and of giving
weight to the judgment of America on the
great (for it is a great Irish question"
At the last session of the Amalgamated
Association at Pittsburg the constitution
was amended so as to provide that ION and
after April l, 1888, no member of this asso-
citation can become member of the Knights
of Labor The clause reading working
by the ton" was so amended that members
working by the day may also become mem
bers of the association.
At mass meeting of the locked-out boot
that all except lasters and bottomers should
return to work on the best terms possible.
This practically ends the strike, which has
been in progress for five months. The
lasters and bottomers Will continue the
struggle to have the free shop notice torn
down.
The Farmers Institute, of Oxford county,
Ontario, has passed resolutions favoring
reciprocity with the United States.
Proposals were opened in Hartford for the
new three and half per cert. Connecticut
State loan of 81 zoo, 900, due in ten years and
payable earlier at the option of the State
treasurer, the highest numbers payable first
An award was made of the first S5O0,0OO of
lowest numbers to the 4Etna Life Insurance
Company at $103 q, and of the second
S5OO,0OO to the Williamsburgh Savings
Bank, of Brooklyn, N. Y, at s102 IS. The
bids aggregated nearly 100000.
The American National Bank, of Findlay,
O., has been authorized to begin business
with capital of 100000.
Major Samuel Harper, department COM
mander of the Grand Army Of the Republic
of Pennsylvania, has issued an order re-
questing the posts throughout the depart
ment to celebrate the coming Fourth Of
July in an old-time manner, the ceremonies
to include the running up of the stars and
stripes, firing of national salute and the
reading of the Declaration of Independence
A Queens jubilee celebration was held at
Exposition Park, Pittsburg, by the united
lodges of the Sons of St. George, of Allie
gheny county. There were dancing, athletic
exercises and concert. 1t is esti mated that
10000 persons were present during the day
and evening.
A grand banquet in honor of the Vic
torian Jubilee was given in Chicago. Over
200 prominent citizens were present, and the
speakers included ex-United States Senator
Doolittie, Rev. Thomas E. Green, of St. An
drew's Episcopal Church; J. c. Smith,
lieutenant governor Of Illinois; Rev. DIR.
Roles, of St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church ;
Mayor Roche J. V. Farwell, General Martin
BEEN, Judge Gary and General l. n. Stiles
The Mount Vernon estate, where the re-
mains of Washington are entombed, has
been enlarged by the purchase of thirty
three and half acres of land ON the north
ern side of the old Washington mansion.
The purchase is due to the generosity OF Jay
Gould, who was recently informed by the
superintendent that the tract was much
needed to protect the property from en-
croachment. The price paid is not known.
The work of evicting the strikers of the
Pennsylvania Salt Works from the COM
pany's houses at Latrona, Pa, has been be-
gun by the deputy sheriff and two assistants.
The furniture of two families was put out on
the street. but no further evictions were
made
1t is believed that Rev. Charles Stowe, son
of Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe, will be
chosen permanent pastor of Plymouth
Church. He is about thirty-eight years of
age, and pastor of the largest Congregational
church in Hartford, Conn.
= The United States steamer Iroquois, now
on the South Pacific station, will probably
be ordered to Mare Island, California, for
survey and possible repairs She has been in
commission continuously for five years.
The vessels of the North Atlantic squad
ron have left New Haven for Gardners bay,
Long Island, for weeks drill and target
practice.
John Elsie and Jacob Fehrenbach were
killed at Erie, Pa, by the caving in of a
bank.
The City Council of Atlanta. Ca, has
passed an ordinance abolishing the licensing
of bucket shops.
Winfield Scott, nephew of the famous Gen.
eral Winfield Scott, and leader in Virginia
society, was dangerously stabbed in the neck
and body by a gambler named Levy, in a
house of vile repute in Richmond. Levy
was beatingthe proprietress of the den, and
Scott interfered in her behalf
John Engbury, twenty-five years old,
quarreled with. his mother in Brooklyn.
He drew pistol, fired three shots into her
left breast and then shot himself in the
abdomen. Both are mortally wounded.
Maxwell, the murderer of Preller, in st.
Louis, is to be hanged, the Supreme Court
having refused to reverse the decision IN his
case.
The London Daily Negs Simla correspond
ent denies the reports received from Lahore
that the Indian government had been ordered
from London to forward troops to the At
CHAN frontier. He also says it is not true
that Russia has appointed Sikander Khan